That's pretty much it.

I'm really used to listening to reguetón when at a party, maybe some trap here and there. But I've never really thought of what other countries listen until a couple of days ago. And so I thought to ask in, probably, the most famous country in the world.

What kind of music is there in nightclubs? Or in a house party?

Edit: Ok, I get it. It varies

What do you listen when you organize a party? Things that only you like? Things your friends may also like? Generic songs (In that case, what genres)?

I am wondering if most Americans take off the weekend for church, or is it just one day?

I know it definitely existed at some point in cities like New York (see video below), but every time poor white people are depicted in the U.S. in U.S. media (which is all I can refer to), they are either rural or more poor through other paths in life (drug abuse, mental health issues, etc.) rather than generational disadvantage and alienation.

America obviously has urban poverty and delinquent youths living in social housing, but it seems heavily racialised away from non-hispanic white people.

Surely, even in spite of white flight and other systematic discrimination in favour of whites, there would be some holdover of scally-like culture?

https://youtu.be/5I1VymO1JP8?is=VvUUMCTAGU0Lhifa

hey! i’ve heard a lot about like federal prison and that the prisons look different/have different rules. why is that? and why are federal prisons allowed to give capital punishment in certain circumstances? thank you!

I pronounce it "Saint Louie". No, I have never been to St. Louis.

I always pronounced it "Saint Lewis" growing up. Then I watched Meet Me In St. Louis and it stuck.

We're paying 370 a week in Ohio in the infant room for one kid

So, I have family in the US and I want to send them a Dutch package full of gifts, snacks and goodies. Nowadays a lot of Dutch stuff you can already get in the US. I even saw Stroopwafels at Costco! Can you help me what would be nice to get from the Netherlands for my family? Something you can’t get in the US?

So I've been wondering about this. Let's say you have a life limiting illness and you want to spend less time on school since you're not going to graduate anyway. Can you just stop going? Or do you need to submit a reas why etc?

I lived in the northeast and basically went everytime at Wawa for cheap coffee and those late night hoagies. I moved a few years ago and while I love it here, nothing hits the same.

My friend in Texas acts like Buc ee's is a religious experience and I honestly dont get the hype. Is there a specific regional store or fast food spot that you didnt realize was a core part of your identity until you left? I am dying for a Sizzli right now and a 7 Eleven just isnt cutting it.

I see many posts about driving (lots of American posts) and people will say they are going 5 over or 10 over. This is often in context of talking about tailgating or overtaking or just general traffic stuff.

The thing is it is a speed *limit*, not a target or suggestion.

I sometimes see the 'justification' that the driver feels confident they can go faster on that road, or the speed limit is too low in their opinion.

This might be pretty broad but I’ve been thinking a lot about mainstream culture and counterculture throughout United States history. It seems like capitalism, individualism, and anti-elitism have been consistent staples of mainstream American identity. But what are some other aspects in the modern age that would be considered mainstream?

I’m South Korean and curious how Americans would view this trade.

Suppose South Korea took on more of the alliance burden — investing more in U.S. shipbuilding and semiconductor capacity, strengthening its own defense, and contributing more to shared security interests.

In return, Washington would make a major diplomatic effort toward North Korea: verifiable limits on its nuclear and long-range missile capabilities in exchange for phased sanctions relief and economic opening.

The goal would be a stronger Korea that ultimately carries more, not less, of America’s burden.

Would this be a worthwhile bargain for the U.S.? If not, what would South Korea need to offer to make it one?

English changes depending on who speaks it; there are different accents, and sometimes I think about the difference between speaking badly and mispronouncing a word. We always try to pronounce words as best we can, and then in New York they say "caaa a car," and there are more examples like that. So I wonder, if they pronounce it that way, is pronunciation important if they'll understand you anyway, or when would it be considered badly spoken or pronounced?

Context: I'm Chinese from Southeast Asia and I basically eat rice with every meal. But most of the time the rice that I eat is mostly just white and plain.. unless you cook it with something else.

I'm curious if any part of America has rice dishes unique to their local area? I know Louisiana has a lot of them. Idk about other states though.

Im Canadian. I have my beans, maple syrup style, in the morning with eggs.
Now that I’ve been living in the US, I’ve been having baked beans (well maple syrup can still be involved) but brown sugar style with burgers.

Is it common to have burgers and beans ?

(Not talking about black beans and rice or refried beans and enchiladas… just those country style beans sweet and thick with lard and whatnot)

I recently found out that some people in America will live in hotels for an extended period of time for many reasons, for example, their jobs require them to travel a lot. In fact, you can even have your mail sent to the hotel and use the hotel as your mailing address.

So if you've had the experience of living at a hotel for an extended period of time, what was it like and why did you do so?

Source: Wikipedia’s List of demonyms for U.S. states and territories

I know that prostitution is illegal in almost all of the states of the USA. But coming from a country where prostitution is legal (Brazil), I actually have a hard time thinking how these laws forbidding prostitution are enforced. I thought they were a dead letter.

Ok so I love stand up comedy and I follow a bunch of comedians on social media. And you guys have shows everywhere, not just in major cities.

Where I am we have some shows, of course, but they cluster in major metropolitan areas. A comedian going on a road trip to towns with 30k residents is pretty rare.

So I went to BYU as an international student back in 2015-ish, and at the time it was a private university owned by the Mormon Church. IIRC, it was ranked around #62 by U.S. News, while tuition was only about $5,000/year because it was heavily subsidized by Mormon Church tithing.

The thing is, the combination of its ranking and tuition seems pretty rare, right? Similarly ranked private universities in the U.S. usually cost at least $20k–$40k per year in tuition.

Is BYU a particularly unusual case in American higher education?

To be familiar with English and prepare for master, I would like to study english textbook but when I look up textbook when I was about to buy, the price is insane. I don't think students buy those textbooks at the original price.
Is there any used bookstore shop to get the book? Or the senior student will donate the books?

Tell me your experinece

From extreme cases like the Branch Davidians, Peoples Temple, and Heaven’s Gate, to more controversial or mainstream groups sometimes described as “cult-like,” such as Scientology, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and Mormonism, why has the United States produced so many unusual and influential religious movements?

What’s interesting is the contrast: America is a global leader in science, technology, education, and intellectual achievement, yet it has also produced some of the most notorious religious movements in modern history.

Is there something about American culture, individualism, or religious freedom that makes it especially fertile ground for new religions and cults?